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四睡圖 默庵

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描繪豐干、寒山、拾得與一虎,四者俱酣睡的寂靜畫面,顯禪之意境,為宋(960~1279)元(1271~1368)常見之題材。據《宋高僧傳》卷十九「封干(豐干)傳」載,豐干禪師常騎虎,且傳說豐干與寒山、拾得交友,故有此畫材。此圖有「默庵」之印,上方為元僧祥府紹密題贊及收藏印。現為日本重要文化財。
 「四睡」題贊散見於南宋時代(1127~1279)祖師語錄,或突顯四者疊睡的情景,或強調人虎之忘機。如《月●(石+間)和尚語錄》卷下:「虎依人人靠虎,一物我忘亦汝,肚裡各自惺惺,且作團打覺睦,誰管人間今與古。」《如淨和尚語錄》卷下:「拾得寒山老虎豐干,睡到驢年,也太無端,咦!驀地起來開活眼,許多妖怪自相瞞。」
 畫中寒山、拾得、豐干禪師和老虎擁疊而睡,雖睡,而各具姿態,各顯神情,禪趣盎然。人物五官以細而淡的線條勾出,豐干的臉部和大肚用淡墨渲染、乾筆點綴,毛髮、衣帶、鞋子以濃墨繪出。背景岩壁,則以濕筆水墨,筆簡而意趣雋永。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 258.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Four Sleepers." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 258.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Four Sleepers" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:258.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Four Sleepers. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 258).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Wilson, Graham and Manho and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H},
pages = 258,
title = {{Four Sleepers}},
volume = 14,
year = {2016}}


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